My DIY Pine Cone Wreath

Monday, November 19, 2012

Weekend before last, I begged invited my family to take a walk with me and gather pine cones to make a wreath. It was a beautiful fall day and the perfect time to slow down and enjoy being outside. We ended up gathering two plastic grocery bags full which ended up being exactly the amount needed to make a wreath with only a few left.

Pine cone wreaths are all over pinterest so I won't bore you with all the details, but I will share what worked for me. First of all, this project took a looooong time! So I worked on it when I could. I used an 18" Styrofoam wreath which I spray painted black. Brown would have been ideal, but I already had black and it worked fine. Next I began hot gluing pine cones on. Really, you just do it the best way you can fitting the different sizes in where they fit best.

(sorry about the blurry picture)

My strategy was to glue the inside edge and top saving the outer edge for last.

I looked everywhere for the perfect ribbon to hang my wreath, but never quite found what I was looking for. So I bought a yard of satin fabric and cut it into a wide strip (about 6-7"?). It is attached to the top of the door with push pins. If you need to see this step, I can add a picture later.

By the way, for those wondering, the new door color is Sherwin Williams, Courtyard.

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It may sound crazy, but it looks like a lot of the pine cones have a touch of silver or gray in them. I've never noticed the subtle variation in the colors of pine cones--and this wreath is a beautiful way to display that! Beautiful.

Your wreath is gorgeous! I have a huge bag of pinecones sitting in my office just waiting for me to use in a wreath. Thanks for the heads up that this is not a quick project. I'm currently working on a book page wreath that said it took about an hour in the directions--3 days later I'm still not done. ;)

How cute and such perfect timing as I just collected a boatload of pinecones for my Thanksgiving decorating this weekend. I love that this wreath could go from fall to winter and still work. So simple, natural and pretty!

Hope you have a fun Thanksgiving week, Rene. I'm so thankful to know you!

Gorgeous wreath. I made a pine cone wreath years ago but used a wire wreath frame and used floral wire to attache the cones to the frame. It took a long time, indeed! Over the years it started looking ratty so I don't hang it anymore. I'd love to make a new one. But I just can't get myself geared up for all that work!

Love this. Dumb question, maybe: you've attached the wreath to the door frame or the top of the door? I can't tell from the photo. Can you please elaborate a bit more on how you attached the ribbon (which I LOVE)? Thanks.